radio receiver

Noun

Meaning

an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

radio wireless receiving set tuner radio set receiver antenna aerial dish antenna directional antenna broadcasting receiver wireless receiver fan antenna broadcasting device radio installation

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Hypernyms

receiver receiving system

Hyponyms

crystal set clock radio superheterodyne receiver superhet heterodyne receiver push-button radio

Examples

AC power redirect Battery replacement was a major operating cost for early radio receiver users. Source: Internet

After electrical disc-playing machines started appearing on the market during the second half of the 1920s, usually sharing the same cabinet with a radio receiver, the term "record player" was increasingly favored by users when referring to the device. Source: Internet

Early on, it was believed that the V-2 employed some form of radio guidance, a belief that persisted in spite of several rockets being examined without discovering anything like a radio receiver. Source: Internet

ISM equipment does not necessarily include a radio receiver in the ISM band (e.g. a microwave oven does not have a receiver). Source: Internet

A major application of the heterodyne process is in the superheterodyne radio receiver circuit, which is used in virtually all modern radio receivers. Source: Internet

Any particular radio receiver will detect a single function of amplitude (voltage) vs. time. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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